Challenges with Traditional Carriers

It’s clear that online shoppers demand fast deliveries for free or low costs. However, if you’re using a traditional legacy carrier like UPS or FedEx, same- and next-day delivery rates can be 2-3 times the rate for ground shipping. And that’s before you add in the surcharges for fuel, residential deliveries, and the peak season. Worst of all, the list of fees and surcharges is going up every year. But brands are wary of transitioning to a modern delivery provider due to misconceptions, including: 

  • Same- and next-day deliveries are expensive
  • Ability to deliver at scale
  • The perceived difficulties of working with new carriers

These misconceptions are preventing brands from diversifying their carrier strategy or moving to another carrier altogether. But these misconceptions are just that, misconceptions! 
last-mile-delivery

Many modern last-mile delivery carriers have new technologies that help, not hurt, their ability to provide fast deliveries at affordable prices, sometimes at close-to-ground rates. Furthermore, that same technology that supports fast deliveries often scales easily too. Plus, some modern delivery providers, including AxleHire, have built their platforms to provide the most efficient warehouse-to-doorstep experience for not only the customer but the brand.

7 must-haves for delivery providers

With Amazon having reset consumer’s expectations for fast deliveries combined with the rapid growth of e-commerce, brands need to provide their online customers with:  

  • Efficient, and fast deliveries
  • A great delivery experience, incl. real-time tracking and communications
  • Sustainable deliveries without giving up speed or convenience
Modern, tech-enabled delivery providers have developed fast, efficient last-mile services with e-commerce consumers' high expectations in mind. To ensure you can provide the superior package delivery experience customers demand, here are the seven must-haves you need from your last-mile delivery service provider.

“1 in 4 customers prioritize delivery speed and will abandon their shopping cart if shipping speeds are too slow.”

- State of the Shipping Report, Shippo

In the 7 Must-Haves ePaper, learn how you can provide:

Fast, efficient deliveries without adding costs

Real-time tracking including SMS communications

Sustainable deliveries, and more…

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